39-year-old Christopher "Scott" Bowman responded to an ad about a free puppy, with his fiance, Chelsea Bowman, telling Action News Jax that the man with the puppy insisted on coming to their home to drop off the animal, despite their offers to go and pick it up.

Considering the puppy was free of charge, the family offered the man with the puppy a drink and welcomed him into their home, with Chelsea saying that's when things took a turn for the worse.

"The dude takes his shoes off and he stays. And he doesn’t leave," Chelsea explained. "And it’s making everybody uncomfortable."

As the night progressed, both Scott and Chelsea tried to drop hints about how late it was getting and implying that it was time for the stranger to leave, explaining that their children had to go to bed, but the man still didn't leave.

When Scott went up to use the restroom, the man, who Chelsea claimed was acting "very, very volatile," waited outside the restroom for Scott to exit, which is when the man attacked.